Friday, April 8, 2011

Mid April Sensory Bin

I wasn't going to post this until later in the month but I caved and started doing some Easter activities and crafts a bit early. The kids are loving this bin:) If you click on the picture it will make it bigger but you probably already knew that Ha-Ha Inside: Colored rice, Easter foam shapes, wooden egg that opens, basket, scoops eggs and a chirping chick. Keeping it simple with this bin. Lately I have noticed that the children do much better with less in the bin than they do with the more busy looking bins. I think they were overwhelmed with too many things in the bin they didn't know where to start. Hurry up summer so we can have sensory exploration outside and Jada can add all kinds of interesting things:)

Hi emilyi mix a bit of water woth my food coloring to make it go furthur. I mix with a spoon and add more food coloring as needed. When i get all my rice covered i spred it out on a old towel until dry. I have seen people do it many different ways but this works best for me. Let me know how you make out